Earthquake — Tanzania: Lake Victoria; Uganda: Rakai

Quand

10 sept. 2016

Type

Séisme

Magnitude

5.9

Position

Tanzania

Coordonnées

1.04° S, 31.62° E

Deaths

23

Injuries

252

Damage musd

458

Houses destroyed

1172

Intensity mmi

5

Depth km

40

Earthquake in the Tanzania–Uganda border in September 2016

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Tanzania 27 km (17 mi) east northeast of Nsunga, Kagera Region on 10 September at a depth of 40 km (25 mi). The shock had a maximum intensity of VII (Very strong). Nineteen people were killed and 253 injured in Tanzania, while four people were killed in Kamuli and seven others were injured in the Rakai District of neighbouring Uganda.

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